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brick construction; brick-built; made of brick
A building or structure constructed primarily from bricks, or the method of building with bricks.
The Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is a representative example of brick construction.
A compound of レンガ (brick) and 造り (construction, making). The ～造り suffix is a productive pattern in Japanese for describing construction types.
Brick buildings are not native to Japanese architecture but were introduced during the 明治時代 (Meiji era) as part of Western-style modernization. Many iconic brick buildings from this period survive as cultural landmarks, such as 東京駅 (Tokyo Station) and the 横浜赤レンガ倉庫 (Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse).
Common collocations
- レンガ造りの家: a brick house
- レンガ造りの壁: a brick wall
- レンガ造りの倉庫: a brick warehouse
- 赤レンガ造り: red brick construction
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木造 (wooden construction)